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Cholera: ED presentation, evaluation, and management

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Louis) // Reviewed by: Joshua Lowe, MD (EM Staff Physician, USAF); Alex Koyfman, MD (@EMHighAK); Brit Long, MD (@long_brit) Case A 25-year-old woman presented to the emergency department (ED) in Uganda with acute encephalopathy. 16 In resource-constrained settings, rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) on stool samples offer a viable option.

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ED care of refugee populations from sub-Saharan Africa

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Surgical wound debridement and dressing are performed and the malaria rapid diagnostic test (MRDT) is noted to be positive. Diagnostic tests for Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever: a widespread tickborne disease. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2018-001114 Okesanya OJ, Olatunji GD, Kokori E, et al. Emerg Infect Dis.